[Shop-talk] Time Warp? 1993 or 1994?

[eric at megageek.com]

Can anyone explain what I might be seeing here.

I have a F150 Ford pick up, tag on door is dated "3/1994"
The VIN, title, Carfax all say it's a 1994.

Every time I get a part for it, they don't fit. If I order the 1993 part, it's perfect.
This has happened with oil pan, alternator, motor mounts, etc. These are major parts and the difference huge.

What can be going on here? All paperwork and official docs show this as a 1994, but all the parts seem to be 1993.

Any ideas? I still have work to do on the truck and I hate ordering the wrong parts.





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